................................................................................................................Yes! A new blog from Charlotte from Charlie's kitchen. During a week she has tried 'oil pulling' (I hear you ask, what is that?! be patient and read on). The idea seemed to me (Debbie) not at all tasty so happy that she has tried ;) But after reading her experience, I'm definitely going to try it.

I've been using coconut oil for a long time for baking or in my smoothies and oatmeal, but now I have read something about 'oil pulling'. It's sounds like a new hype but it's actually an old method from the Ayurveda, old Indian medicine. So I figured this is something I have to try! During oil pulling you just rinse your mouth with coconut oil and it appears to have many benefits for your health: it improves your sleep, makes your skin glow, it's good for your teeth and overall it's a good way of detoxing your body. Normally I drink a glass of lukewarm warm with half a sqeeuzes lemon every morning on an empty stomach, but the past week I have flushed with coconut oil each morning on an empty stomach!

How does 'Oil pulling' work?

It's actually quite simple you do your 'oil pulling ' on an empty stomach ( I did it once I got out of bed ), or you wait three hours after a meal. You use the odorless, natural coconut oil. Take a tablespoon of coconut oil in your mouth. Rinse the oil for 15 minutes through your mouth. No, you don't have to go rinse like crazy just let it go slowly through your mouth and do not swallow it. After 15 minutes I spit the oil out and you will see that it is all white because of the amount of bacteria in it. Then I rinse my mouth carefully and drink a large glass of water so that the waste is properly disposed. Also make sure you drink enough water during the rest of the day so that other waste products are drained from your body.

I liked it a lot better than I expected! I expected that I would not like it at all. But my teeth shine, my skin feels like a baby's skin , and is the extra energy coming today? I do not know, but I am still convinced and keep doing this from now on for 2 times a week!